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Monday, 13 June 2016

Blouson jacket, pattern nr 435, Burda +, Spring / Summer 2016.

I haven't been sewing for a long time and I miss it a bit. Fabrics are sitting in the cupboard and waiting to be sewn up. At last I managed to sew up a blouson over this last weekend.The pattern is nr 435 from Burda Style magazine, Spring / Summer 2016 plus size edition. I went down a couple of sizes because I did not want it to be so gathered at hem and sleeves. It might work with lighter fabrics, but not mine. I used some sweatshirt material and overlayed it with lace on the outside to get a bit more interesting look. I got the fabric for couple of pounds from Abakhan Fabrics big warehouse sale last summer. The zipper has been in my stash for ages. So all in all it was a very cheap stash reducing sew. There are pockets in the side seams. I made them bigger than in the original pattern as they need to fit my mobile phone when I take a walk. I've downloaded an MapMyWalk app and am obsessed to track my walks now. Sadly I didn't have ribbing for hem and cuffs but the same sweatshirt fabric does the job for me. Photos are poor and do not do any justice to the jacket but I hope you get the idea. Anyway I'm happy with the outcome.

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About Me

I am an Estonian lady living, knitting and designing knitwear in UK.
I even can’t remember when I learnt to knit. My mum knitted socks and mittens, so did my granny and my great auntie liked to knit lace tops in fine cotton thread. My daughter knitted socks, mittens and several sweaters when in high school. I hope one day she will pick up knitting again as she’s got lots of great knitting books to inherit. I prefer reference books to pattern books, they are so inspirational. I love to design my own patterns and I have started to write them down now. Most of my patterns get test knitted. If there are any problems, please feel free to contact me.
Happy knitting!